India rejects Somali pirates swap offer
April 18th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): Minister for Overseas Affairs Vayalar Ravi today said that the government of India has rejected the swap offer made by Somali pirates in exchange of abducted Indian ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Navy rushes warship to Somali coast
April 18th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) With seven Indian sailors still being held hostage by pirates despite payment of ransom, the navy has placed one of its warships on high alert ... Read more...
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Ship owners ask Somali pirates to release seven Indians (Lead)
April 17th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The owners of MV Asphalt Venture Sunday appealed to Somali pirates to keep to their word and release the vessel's remaining seven Indian sailors. Eight ... Read more...
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Released sailors refuse to return till colleagues freed
April 17th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The eight Indian sailors released from the captivity of Somali pirates have refused to return to India until their remaining seven colleagues are also released, an ... Read more...
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Russian military to wear berets for first time
April 15th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian troops will be wearing berets for the first time next month as they march in the annual parade to mark victory in World War ... Read more...
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Navy crew training in Russia for Gorshkov takeover
April 14th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) India is gearing up to take delivery of the 45,000-tonne Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier with the navy training a batch of sailors in Russia as ... Read more...
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Bangladesh seeks greater naval exchanges with India
April 7th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 7 (IANS) Bangladesh has sought greater training facilities for its naval officers and sailors in India and exchange of visits that would increase the professional skills of ... Read more...
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Mozambique thanks India for rescuing sailors from pirates
March 28th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Mozambique Prime Minister Aires Bonafacio Baptista Ali Monday thanked India for rescuing 12 of its nationals from a hijacked ship by pirates."Let me ... express ... Read more...
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3 rescued sailors return home
March 16th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) After being held hostage for nearly 11 months, three of the 13 sailors freed from Somali pirates' captivity returned to Mumbai Wednesday."I am glad to be ... Read more...
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Russia to lease n-submarine to India by October
March 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will lease K-152 Nerpa, a nuclear-powered submarine, to India by October this year, a Russian naval admiral said Wednesday."The submarine is completely ready for ... Read more...
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Hostages rescued from Somali pirates say they were threatened, tortured
March 16th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 16 (ANI): The hostages, who were rescued from the Somali pirates, speaking of their captivity on Wednesday said the pirates tortured the officers and threatened everyone with guns."The officers were ... Read more...
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Trafalgar Square’s Olympic Clock stops working
March 16th, 2011 - 2:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The officials at Omega have got a lot of explaining to do because the Trafalgar Square’s Olympic Clock has stopped working. And sadly the most remarkable thing ... Read more...
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Cargo ships may have armed guards to fight pirates
March 15th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) If the shipping ministry has its way, Indian cargo vessels venturing out to pirate-infested waters will carry armed guards to protect themselves, Navy sources said ... Read more...
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Indian Navy intercepts pirate’s ship, nabs 61 pirates
March 14th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The Indian Navy on Monday intercepted a pirate mother ship Vega 5, 600 nautical miles off the country's west coast and arrested 61 pirates.About thirteen hostages have ... Read more...
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Indian Navy arrests 61 pirates, rescues 13 sailors
March 14th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in its anti-piracy operations, the Indian Navy Monday said it had arrested 61 heavily armed pirates and rescued 13 sailors from ... Read more...
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Indian Navy seizes pirate’s ship
March 14th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Sixty-one pirates have been captured and thirteen hostages rescued from a hijacked pirate mother vessel 600 nautical miles west of the Indian coast in the Arabian Sea ... Read more...
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India mulls law to battle sea pirates
March 12th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India is mulling a domestic law to check growing piracy on the sea, official sources said Saturday, adding pirates off the Somali coast were now ... Read more...
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Back channel efforts on for Indian sailors’ release (Second Lead)
March 10th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) With 53 Indian sailors still held hostage by Somali pirates, the government Thursday said it was doing everything possible to free them from captivity, including ... Read more...
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53 Indian sailors in pirate-custody, back-channel talks on (Lead)
March 10th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The government Thursday said it was doing everything possible, including pursuing back-channel talks, to secure the release of Indians held hostage by Somalian pirates, but ... Read more...
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Back channel talks on with Somalian pirates: Krishna
March 10th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The government will do everything possible for the release of Indians held hostage by Somalian pirates, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Thursday while advising ... Read more...
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11 Indian sailors freed by Somali pirates
March 10th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Eleven Indian sailors and 10 other crew members on board a ship hijacked by Somali pirates in April last year have been released, Foreign Secretary ... Read more...
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Efforts on to release Indian hostages held by Somali pirates: Krishna
March 9th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Wednesday said that efforts are on to release Indian hostages abducted by Somali pirates.Krishna in a statement in the Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Tweeting gives a sense of mission, says Nirupama Rao
March 8th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao says she feels "a sense of mission" to post responses to public queries on the microblogging website Twitter, a growing ... Read more...
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Egypt requested to intervene to rescue Indian hostages
March 7th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar.7 (ANI): External affairs minister SM Krishna said he has expressed India's concerns over the rescue of Indian sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates, to Egypt.The pirates had hijacked the ... Read more...
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India in touch with Iran govt to expedite detained Indian sailors’ release
March 5th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 5(ANI): The Indian Embassy in Tehran is in touch with the Iranian government to expedite the release of Indian sailors, who were detained near Iranian coast on February 16, ... Read more...
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Government talking to ship owners for release of Indian sailors: Krishna
March 4th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna Thursday said the government was in touch with the owners of two cargo ships hijacked by Somali pirates for the ... Read more...
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No military offensive to free Indian sailors: Antony
March 3rd, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday expressed helplessness in beating the Somali pirates at their game in the Indian Ocean and ruled out any military offensive ... Read more...
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UK forces facing a billion pounds more cuts
March 3rd, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.3 (ANI): The British armed forces are bracing themselves for further bruising defence cuts of up to a billion pounds.Military chiefs have been warned that more battleships, warplanes and troops could ... Read more...
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India attempting safe release of Indian hostages from Somali pirates
March 2nd, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday met some of the family members of the Indian sailors who were on board an Egyptian cargo ship hijacked ... Read more...
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Families of hijacked Indian sailors demand prompt government action
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar.2 (ANI): While the government today said all efforts are being made for the release of six Indian hostages held captive on board an Egyptian cargo ship by Somali pirates ... Read more...
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HMAS Success engineers blamed for sexual misconduct
February 22nd, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 22 (ANI): A report on the sexual misbehaviour aboard the Royal Australian Navy supply ship HMAS Success has blamed a small group of sailors in the engineering department.Defence Minister Stephen ... Read more...
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Sailor dies as barge carrying ore sinks off Goa beach
February 21st, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 21 (IANS) A sailor died while six others were rescued Monday when a river barge loaded with iron ore sank while it was being unloaded.A police spokesperson said the barge ... Read more...
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India playing balanced role in Korean peninsula: South Korea
February 17th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) India played a "balanced role" in the Korean peninsula to ease down the tensions between South Korea and North Korea, South Korean ambassador Kim Joong Keun said Thursday."India ... Read more...
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Captive Sri Lankan fishermen’s desperate plea to govt. to rescue them from Somali pirates
February 1st, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Feb 1 (ANI): Three Sri Lankan fishermen captured by Somali pirates have desperately sought their country's help through radar communication after two of their colleagues were killed.The BBC quoted Sri ... Read more...
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Salient features of Indian Navy’s new fleet tanker
January 21st, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) The following are the salient features of INS Deepak, the new fleet tanker inducted Friday at the Naval Dockyard here.Length - 175 m
Breadth - 25 m
Full load displacement ... Read more...
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